The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-31
RELIGIOUS Notes.


| 6. Superficial feeling follows short distance.
Religious Notes. Il
DIR. E. Craven's Newark congregation recently
| gave him a purse of So, 300 token of esteem.
Edinburgh is probably the most Presbyterian
city in the world. Out of its Isl churches, not
fewer than l24 are Presbyterian.
Thirteen hundred employees of the Second and
Third avenue IL" roads have signed an applica-
ton to the directors of the company for the
opening of a branch of the Y. NJ c. A.
How did you begin the day. day begun with
God Is not likely to end with the world aud the
devil Always begin each day with prayer if you
would not have its sun set in darkness.
The Chautauqua Assembly has purchased q
fine grove the shore of the lake. directly south
of the present assembly grounds for So 600.
It contains thirty five acres, aad has glen and
rivulet
How easily some of the active members take
cold! After being warmed In good prayer
meeting they afterward sit down In a draft of
worldly conversation, and before they know it
they are chilled through.
Mr. Gladstone says that Wales is .'the mos
Protestant country in the whole world. and tho
Methodist Times, of London, says: I'VE believe
there is not Welsh-speaking Roman Catholic
congregation in existence"
Florence Italy has a very popular preacher
in the person of Padre Agostina de Montafeltro.
Great crowds thronged the Duomo to hear his
Lenten sermons. His health is frail that he
has to be carried to and from the pulpit in a
sedan chair.
The Catholics of St. Louis have decided t<
hold grand jubilee parade through the streets
of that city che occasion of the celebration III
Rome of the fifrieth anniversary of the priest
hood of his Holiness Leo KILL
Indiana Advocate: Mrs L. 0. Robinson has
pressing call from SILT Lake City to ~speG6
some time In evangelical work. We have not
heard OF her accepting. but we hope she will.
We believe that few months there would re-
suit in great good.
1t is said that the Christian natives of tho
South Sea islands prepare their Sunday food on
Saturday. Not fire is lighted, neither flesh nor
food is baked, nor tree is climbed nor a canoe
is the water journey by land
undertaken on God g holy day.
E. J. Garvie himself one of the Sioux tribe,
in a recent address spoke with Indian eloquence
of Indians whom no torture could make groan,
but who weep at the story of the cross. He said
there are two thousand living Sioux converts,
and as many have died in the faith.
There sixty-eight tribes of Indians in our
country without Christian missionaries"
The Methodist Episcopal Church in India Ras
recently divided Its missions into three confer
euces, the North India, the South India, and the
Bengal The three conferences have about 15G
preachers and 900 mem ers, English and
tive. This church began work in India in 1857.
The bulk of the work is native, and draws from
America about 450, 900 rupees annually. A largef
number of new missionaries has entered the
work during the last year than ever before in
the same length of time.
Chicago Journal: ''Well, brother, what are
this year," asked city pastor of one of his lead
ing pillars last evening.
II can't do anything, brother, this season." re-
piled the !. D. sOberly.
Can't Why not2"
swell. the truth is that one of my best builds
ings which was rented at q fine profit for a pool
room and bucket shop, has been left vacant on
my hands under the new law, and feel too pocr
to help the suffering heather in other lands" t4
One of the missionaries on his way to join
Methodist Bishop Taylor in the Congo region
writ hacl to his Ne Vnrk Sfn NH,
future dusky charges: 81 am con fdent that they
have good material in them, only waiting devel-
opment, but rum won't do it, and they get moro
of that than gospel. This ship is carrying fifteek
barrels of rum to every missionary on board.
The devils people are working harder than
ChristsD The contest between the missiona,
ries and rnm has long been an interesting one IL
Africa and it is to be feared that rum is getting
ahead.
The Evangelical Alliance has issued call for
a general conference of. all evangelical
Christians in the United States. to meet in
Washington, District of Columbia, Dec. 10,
1887 Among other questions to be considered
of the Christian church and of the countryf Can
any of them be best met by hearty operation
of all evangelical Christians. which, without
detriment to any denominatioual concern. will
serve the interest of the whole churchR What
are bhe best means to secure such operation,
ana to waken the whole church to its RESPONSE
bility2
There is no one whose presence in church af.
fords the minister SO much habitual comfort and
support tho steaGy-goer. Whether it rain or
shine, whether it be hot cold. the steady -goes
Is always in his pew. The minister always
knows where to find him. His eve sweeping
over the church, Is always sure to light the
ste ady- goer's pew When he writes his sermon
he has the steady goer in mind. for he is morally
sure that he will be there to near it. Should ne
be absent ne is either off journey it y
an indication that something is wrong with him
or his family He may not say much to his
but his habitual presence church is
an indication that he believes in church and
pulpit; and he that lends his is very likely
to lend his hand to support them
View not this spire by measure given
To buildings raised by hands;
This fabric rises high heaven,
Whose basis devotion stands.
Gifts divided. Some hands hold
weight of gold:
Some Just a child
Some acres where the sun hath smiled
God never made
A hand without gift--though gifts do fade
And Some SO many hold that they forget
The gift. t1od-set,
High toward the throne, and so
Bend down too low.
George Klingls.
Like a blind spinner in the sun
| tread my days;
know that all the threads will run
Appoint ted ways;
know each day will bring it's task
And, being blind, more | ask.
do not know the o name
OF what spin;
only know that some came
And laid within
My hand the thread and said sSince you
Are blind but one thing you do"